Crime & Safety
One Dead In Early-Morning Accident in Narragansett
The ID for the 22-year-old South Kingstown man is being held until his family can be notified.
NARRAGANSETT – According to Narragansett Police, a 22-year-old South Kingstown man died in a one-car accident on Foddering Farm Road at about 12:25 a.m. Monday.
Police have withheld an ID for the man, citing the need to notify his family.
According to Narragansett Police Captain William McGovern, they responded to a one-car motor vehicle accident involving a pick-up truck on Foddering Farm Road. The man was treated on scene for serious injuries by Narragansett Fire Department units and transported to South County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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The accident will be studied by the department’s accident reconstruction unit, McGovern said.
It is the second fatal accident in four months in Narragansett. In December, a North Providence woman died in a crash at the intersection of Point Judith Road and Clarke Road. After an accident reconstruction, no criminal charges were filed by police.
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More recently, URI student and South Kingstown resident Erica Knowles . The driver, a co-worker of Knowles, .
Patch will update as more information becomes available.
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